Picks of the Week: Sept 6-13

It's the end of summer but Franti's and Sister's Folk Festival are in town.

Power Panel: Millennials in the Workplace

WORKPLACE — Some may stereotype them as lazy, entitled, disloyal and anything but professional. But how do millennials overcome these classifications to be successful in a workplace full of Gen X'ers and Baby Boomers? Learn about the struggle of millennials in the workplace. 21+. // 5-7pm. The Capitol, 190 NW Oregon Ave., Bend. $15/Chamber members, $25/general admission.

Sisters Folk Festival - CANCELED!

FOLK... DUH — It wouldn't be September in Central Oregon without the Sisters Folk Festival. From songwriting contests to workshops to a variety of folk and Americana music, there's something for every music love at the annual music festival. This week, our music writer gives a run down of Pick's Sisters Folk Festival Picks. // Various locations throughout Sisters. $150 adult, $50 youth (ages 6-18) festival passes.

Saturday 9

Oregon 12/24 Mountain Bike Relay

BIKES — Love bikes? What about biking under the stars at 5,000 ft.? The Oregon 12/24 Mountain Bike Relay brings together racers to ride and relay on an 11-mile loop in Bend starting at Wanoga Sno Park. Bring your RV or tent and have fun with 300 to 400 of your teammates while riding your mountain bike, fat bike or single speed. // 10am. Wanoga Sno Park, Cascade Lakes Highway, Bend. Cost varies.

Saturday 9

PCT Party

TRAILS AND BEER — Crux celebrates the famed trail that runs from the Mexican border to the Canadian border, and the PCTA, that helps protect, preserve and promote it. What better way to celebrate the trail and those who protect it than hoisting the porter Crux named for the trail that runs through our backyard. Additionally, enjoy live music from Lumbercat. // 4-8pm. Crux Fermentation Project, 50 SW Division St., Bend.

Saturday 9

Diamonds & Dust Auction Gala

BENEFIT — Healing Reins provides professionally accredited horse-centered therapies and programs to more than 1,400 children, teens and adults in Central Oregon each year. This gala event benefits the programs and features great food, inspiring stories, dancing and a live and silent auction. Bid on great auction items and help support horse-centered therapies. // 5-9:30pm. Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center, 60575 Billadeau Rd., Bend. $80+.

ROCK/REGGAE — If you haven't experienced the rock meets reggae meets ska meets dub meets Hawaiian vibes of Pepper, where have you been?! The perfect conclusion to summer, Pepper sets the atmosphere with their relaxing, yet upbeat jams. The trio formed in '97 and moved to the mainland from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in '99. // 5:30pm. Century Center Courtyard, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $37.

Wednesday 13

Women in Motion, 1850-1920

PRESENTATION — In the era of perpetual yoga pants, women have endless options for sports fashion. That wasn't always the case. Eileen Tannich Gose, author of "Reflecting Freedom: How Fashion Mirrored the Struggle for Women's Rights," explores how women had to go against the social order of the day before facing the challenges of nature and sports. // 6-8pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97, Bend. $3/members, $7/non-members.